Bill Bailey

"Mark "Bill" Bailey", (born 1965, Bath, England.) is an English comedian, actor, and musician known for appearing on ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', ''QI: Quite Interesting'' and ''Black Books'' as well as his stand up comedy. He is a self proclaimed "confused hippie" and "part troll"

Bailey spent the majority of his childhood in Bath, where he attended King Edward's School. He excelled in music, but also claims to have been good at sports, which often surprised his teachers. It was here that he was given his nickname Bill, when a history teacher once sang the old wartime song ''Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey'' in class.

He spent his early years listening to Monty Python records, and rehearsing with a band called the "Famous Five", which he himself confesses were rubbish. However, he is a classically trained musician and received an associateship with the London College of Music. Despite this, he has said that he always had the temptation to be silly with music, a trait that influences his stand-up shows.

Bill often mythologises his early years in his stand-up. In his show ''Bewilderness'' he claims to have attended Bovington Guerney School of Performing Arts and Owl...